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Long gone, dealers are still selling '06s.

The only 3.0 L V6 GM has in the works, if any, is a new turbodiesel to replace the current GM-Isuzu V6. Power would be right though.

It appears so. The LY6 iron-block 6.0 L offers much more power, and if you want even more power and torque, the 6.6 L Duramax stomps all over the 8.1 L gas engine (and everything else).

Only a handful of grosser limousines are sold with V12s. By far the majority in the US are lwb V8s 4" longer than the SLS.

It's probably 5'9" or so like the GM shortbox

Different tracks will require a different setup

If you read the article it says they are on 43% of light trucks and SUVS. GM will increase that to 100% by 2012, as new models arrive.

It could have been R instead of F, but apparently Toyota thought there were too many R-types already.

what's a floppy?

No mention of IRS by GM Europe.So far the Corsa is just getting the 125 PS version (123 hp), not the 110 PS (108 hp). Fiat's similar Grande Punto gets new 120 and 130 hp versions of the 1.9 L instead. 11 engines is somewhat misleading, since the 1.7 L diesels will replace manual versions of the SOHC 1.9 L. Not all engines will be available in every market. The UK for instance replaces the 1.6 TwinPort with the 1.6 Dual-VVT engine.

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No, the interior from the A3310 Chevrolet Vectra is also from the A3300 Astra. The European Astra sedan just gets the updated 2007 CY changes common to the European Astra, which is why the revised nose and interior weren't shown before. It won't be long before the European Vectra moves to Epsilon 2, in which the standard wheelbase platform (unlikely to be used in NA) is longer and wider than at present.

These are not final hp figures, you all know GM tends to be conservative. However, it does appear that the Vue/Antara has a more restrictive exhaust setup, more so than even the Captiva. Clearly if you want more power, go for the Green Line.

Yes, what was wrong was that unlike Toyota GM didn't sell it's strongest brands globally, something it's only starting to do now, nor does it compete in anywhere near as many vehicle segments as Toyota outside North America. It will take some time to catch up. To be fair you also have to realise that Toyota's global volume is not just 2 brands, it's 3, and in Japan it still has 6 separate sales channels, many with overlapping models.In most global markets there are at least 3, if not 4 volume price segments spanning a wide range of vehicles, with at least two lower volume segments above those. At the base you have low-price brands, Suzuki, Daihatsu, Hyundai, Kia, Chevrolet etc. The main volume segment is occupied by brands such as Nissan, Toyota, Saturn/Opel, Peugeot, VW, Honda and in some markets Ford. Some markets such as the US, China and Australia sustain a premium sector, In Australia this is brands such as Subaru, Mazda, Honda (selling Acura models as Hondas) and European imports. In the US it is occupied by a mix of more expensive midsize sedans from mainstream brands (Azera, Maxima), and cheaper models from luxury brands (MKZ, ES350, TL, CTS sedans and MKX, MDX and RX crossovers). Lexus has succeeded largely by identifying and occupying this niche between mainstream brands and more expensive luxury brands such as Mercedes-Benz and BMW. When they try and compete on equal terms, as with the GS series, they don't do nearly so well. As you can see Lincoln has set its sights firmly on this segment and they will probably do very well. With the right product Buick could occupy this segment as well, and there is sufficient, although lower volume here to keep dealers happy. A smaller midsize sedan like the TSX would help no end. Unfortunately Cadillac is unfocused and GM suffers as a result. If you are going to emulate Toyota you reduce Chevrolet to subcompacts and commercials, pour all your mainstream development dollars into Saturn, dump Buick and give up all true luxury aspirations for Cadillac and focus on Acura and Lexus. Notgonnahappen. All your revenue disappears, you lose Asia and South America altogether and maybe, just maybe after a lot of work you reach maybe a 10% market share in the US in 50 years' time. Or, you can do what GM is doing, and expand Chevrolet aggressively around the world to match Toyota's coverage. They still need a lot of work here, new models like a new compact pickup, a better lower-midsize sedan, global midsize SUV and crossover etc. You need a strong medium brand in the US. No problem, we have a strong lineup in Europe, let's bring it over, supplemented by more-US oriented product like the Aura. Lexus and Acura have volume that Cadillac just isn't getting at it's higher price points, so we push Buick upscale away from Saturn, aided by Chinese volume. We need a better LaCrosse, but that's coming, we need to push the Lucerne up in price and down in volume, certainly possible. Saab fills the Buick niche in other international markets, at least for now, and selling a few in the US is not too much trouble. Pushing Cadillac upmarket is the biggest problem but is not insoluble. Global expansion is necessary to create sustainable volume. The CTS needs to become larger (done) and slightly more expensive (drop the base V6 and add a V8), likewise the STS needs to become a true large sedan again, dropping the V6 in the US and adding a lwb model. Focus more on interior volume and comfort and call the new vehicles DTS in the US.

Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful, and since we've no place to go, let it snow let it snow, let it snow. … We had a an unseasonal blast of winter a few weeks ago. An unheard of confluence of weather systems sent a blast of Antarctic air up the east coast of Australia. It's late spring and places that rarely get snow in winter got a good dusting. Here, where the Nov average is a balmy 74, it reached 42 deg F.

Horsa (and Hengest), leaders of the Saxons called to England by Vortigern.

"We're so embarassed by our sales that not only will we refuse to tell you how badly some models are selling, but we don't really believe the Outlander sold as well as it did"—it was up 141%, not 41%.

It's designed to compete with the Mazda5, Opel Zafira and the similar 2-row Fiat Multipla, replacing the pevious, more MPV-like Stream in Europe. It was a little wider than the standard European 3-row C-MPV, the Opel Zafira, but all the new models (2nd gen Zafira, Scenic, C4 Picasso, Kia Rondo etc.) are now widerThe Airwave/Partner is effectively the Fit station wagon, competing with Toyota's Succeed and Probox, as much for the sales rep/merchandiser market (loaded with slabs of Coke cans or cardboard sales displays etc.) as the consumer market. If this Step Bus (evoking the midsize StepWgn) reminds me of anything though it Toyota's subcompact Porte van (a Mobilio competitor).

OH, yeah. Probably an attempt at an S-Class/LS460 competitor

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If you can find it listen to Bruce Cockburn's "Christmas"—stuff you've never heard, and others as you've never heard them.

That still leaves te Ford-owned, British-built Jag.

This time they had peeople vote on it in a major German magazine.

No. The C/D segment encompasses encompasses roughly sedans 4.4–4.6 m long. While this includes early model Vectras, Camrys etc. (the original V1 Camry was just 4.4 m long), the main vehicles in this size class are now the Focus, Cobalt, Corolla etc.The "European" size classes overlap, and the areas of overlap are given compound names. C-segment (4200-4600 mm) ...........D-segment (4400-4800 mm) .........................E segment (4600-5000 mm) .....................................F segment (4800-5200 mm) Ford has stuck with "CD" for successive generations of medium sedans (Sierra-Mondeo) even as each has grown in size, from C/D to D/E and soon to E/F. The US LaCrosse is slightly too long, but the Chinese Lacrosse just squeezes into the the E/F segment. The Hyundai Sonata and G6 define the bottom of the E/F-segment, and even if the next LaCrosse loses a few inches it will stay in the E/F segment, along with the Maxima and Azera. The D/E segment is dominated by European-style midsize sedans such as the 407, Passat, the facelifted Vectra (originally at the top of the C/D segment), Toyota Avensis, Mazda6, Citroen C5, Mondeo, Optima, Legacy and Malibu. In the luxury end D/E sedans include the G35, Acura TSX, 9-3, X-type and Alfa 159. FYI the new Astra sedan is bigger than the Opel Vectra in almost every dimension (+3 mm wheelbase, +7 mm length -2mm in height, but -44 mm in width).

It's the 106.6 wb Theta, same as the current Vue. Aside from 3 mm less headroom front and rear the dimensions are exactly the same as the Antara, inside and out.